QB Trainer Tony Racioppi on the Ideal Game Plan Elements for Tommy DeVito
Quarterback trainer Tony Racioppi, who trained New York Giants QB Tommy DeVito, discusses what game plan elements he'd include to ensure the rookie's success in his starting debut.
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00:00 Brian Dable said that, you know, after Daniel's injury, and they decided to go with Tommy
00:06 as their starter, that he met with him.
00:08 Kafka met with him, Mike Kafka, the offensive coordinator, Shay Tierney, they all sat down
00:14 with him.
00:15 And they asked him, okay, what do you like to run?
00:19 What don't you like?
00:21 So on that note, Tony, how do you anticipate the offense being tweaked to suit Tommy's
00:27 strengths as opposed to what they were maybe running with Daniel as the quarterback?
00:31 Sure, great question.
00:33 And listen, that's really good coaching.
00:35 You know, it's, you know, you want to, you want to know what the quarterback is comfortable
00:40 with.
00:41 And I appreciate those guys doing that, because sometimes in that profession, it's here's
00:45 my offense, here are my plays, and you better run them right.
00:49 You know, so it's, it's getting a feel for what the quarterback likes.
00:52 And like I said, I think Tommy likes to get the ball out quickly, which is a good thing.
00:57 I think Tommy likes to get his feet set quickly and, you know, throw stuff under 22 yards.
01:03 And again, I'm not trying to cap the fact that he can't throw a deep ball, but he does
01:08 a really good job of processing information, see the coverage, throw to the open guy on
01:13 time.
01:14 And that's, that's his game.
01:15 That's his strength.
01:16 And I think that's a good strength to have, you know, so I can see a lot of RPO stuff,
01:20 especially early in the game.
01:23 You know, if they play man to man against us, you know, if things break down, he's able
01:28 to kind of take off and pick up first downs.
01:30 I think that's something to see too, you know, early in the game, you know, third and seven,
01:34 obviously a lot of, a lot of man to man in the NFL, you know, maybe seeing a cover one
01:37 or cover or two man, you know, if he's able to kind of take off and get first downs, that
01:42 sometimes that stops people from playing man because of that.
01:44 And then obviously makes things a little bit easier for him as far as zone coverage and,
01:49 you know, moving linebackers with his eyes, you know.
01:52 So I'm excited for what he can bring to the table.